China's Older Job Seekers Expose Scale of Unemployment Crisis

The ad touched a nerve among members of the over-30 group struggling to find a job amid preferences for younger workers and a cooling economy. The 15.3 percent unemployment rate Beijing reported ... Read More

Breaking down the monthly BLS job report

Below are the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports on “The Employment Situation” — the bureau’s term for the monthly jobs report. Each report provides data on the ... Read More

March jobs-report forecast: 200,000 new jobs and a 3.8% unemployment rate

Following is what to watch in Friday's March employment report. The headline number ... Any combination of much slower job creation, a higher unemployment rate or weaker wage growth would be ... Read More

Jobs Report

indicating a healthy jobs market even with the unemployment rate ticking up slightly to 3.9%. U.S. employers added 275,000 jobs in February, backing up the robust economy touted by President Joe ... Read More

Jobs Report Today: Hiring Blows Past Projections

The bulk of March’s job gains occurred in healthcare, government, and construction. The unemployment rate ... higher than the 54,000 jobs that the public sector has added on an average monthly ... Read More

Job openings tick up very slightly despite high interest rates

A higher quits rate ... s JOLTS report: Layoffs and discharges were little changed at 1.7 million in February. “The job market has remained surprisingly resilient and robust despite two years ... Read More

March Jobs Report: Wages Stable As Payrolls Top Expectations

U.S. employers added another 303,000 jobs in March, according to the Labor Department’s monthly payroll report. The gains were well above expectations of 200,000. Despite the robust payroll ... Read More

U.S. Job Growth Much Stronger Than Expected

Employers added 303,000 jobs in March, the 39th straight month of growth. The unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent. Monthly ... growing employment and rising wages coexist. It’s a remarkable ... Read More

US job openings edged higher in February as layoffs returned to pre-pandemic levels

There were a seasonally adjusted 8.8 million job openings in February, a notch higher than the ... proxy for the government’s monthly jobs report. Weekly initial jobless claims figures, which ... Read More

March jobs report comes in hot: The US economy added 303,000 positions last month

Employers added 303,000 jobs in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The unemployment rate fell to 3.8% from 3.9% the month before. Friday’s jobs report not only highlights the US ... Read More

March jobs-report forecast: 200,000 new jobs and a 3.8% unemployment rate

Any combination of much slower job creation, a higher unemployment ... A strong jobs report, on the other hand, could widen the odds of a Fed rate cut as early as June. That’s when investors ... Read More

March jobs report forecast: 200,000 new jobs and 3.8% unemployment

Here's what to watch in Friday's March employment report. The headline number ... Fed reaction Any combination of much slower job creation, a higher unemployment rate or weaker wage growth would ... Read More